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Measures aggravated problems for many countries now struggling to service debts, says Ken Ofori-Atta
Maker of Kit Kat to tackle root cause through direct payments to smallholders
At any age, to encounter someone new with whom you feel a genuine connection is an immeasurable gift
Investors demand higher bond yields, posing refinancing challenge for indebted countries
Producing bars at home, rather than exporting raw cocoa, is one way to break neocolonial trading patterns
A wave of high-profile ransomware assaults over the past two months has convulsed the insurance market
Stifled and lost in his city office, Robert Martineau flew to Accra and set out on foot for a remote desert shrine
Gyimah-Boadi’s Afrobarometer has worked to energise civil society and make the case for better government
African officials complain of delay in delivery to other member states
For families growing the crop in west Africa, the farmgate price is low and the life uncertain
Ivory Coast and Ghana struggle to boost farmer incomes from commodity that underpins $100bn industry
Parliamentary seats neck and neck in possible blow to ruling party’s prospects for easy four years
Relative lack of violence or vote rigging marks contest out as rare example of democratic values
Confectioners including Mars and Hershey accused of trying to circumvent ‘living income’ premium
Premium charged for beans on physical market pushes buyers to futures market, driving rally
From violent beginnings, he helped secure Ghana’s middle income status and allowed democracy to take root
Investors will be taking on sovereign risk, but the balance of risk seems to lie with the country
Africa’s biggest gold-producing nation seeks to raise $500m from Agyapa listing
Continent has fared better health-wise than others, but its economies are suffering
Fall in commodity prices benefits advanced economies
Commodity slumps amid the biggest quarterly decline in processing in six years
Virus pushes millions into hardship in economies which had sharply cut poverty
Ghana’s mPharma have helped countries shut out by suppliers to source vital equipment
Superspreader event accounts for 11 per cent of African country’s total infections
Aksa Energy allegedly funnelled millions to officials in deal brokered by Goldman banker
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